INDEX:

2)EQUIPMENT

4) “SURPRISE” TEAM”

3)COMPETITION JUDGES

1)DESCRIPTION

SYNCHRONIZED SKATING ON ICE IS A SPECIALITY OF FIGURE SKATING. THIS

DISCIPLINE WAS BORN IN AMERICA IN 1956. IT IS A TEAM SPORT, WITH 12 UP

TO 16 ATHLETES PER TEAM. YOU SKATE ON A MUSICAL BASE PERFORMING GEOMETRIC FIGURES, SEQUENCES OF STEPS, JUMPS, LIFTS, INTERSECTIONS…

THIS SPORT IS VERY WIDESPREAD IN FINLAND AND IN SWEDEN.THE 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE THE “SURPRISE” TEAM (SWE).

DESCRIPTION

EQUIPMENT YOU NEED:

-FIGURE SKATES

-TRAINING UNIFORM

-BLADE GUARDS

-FIGURE SKATING TIGHTS

-SKATING DRESS

COMPETITION JUDGES

THERE IS:-A REFEREE;-A TECHNICAL CONTROLLER;-A TECHNICAL SPECIALIST.

TEAM SURPRISE

THE 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE THE “SURPRISE” TEAM (SWE).THIS TEAM WAS BORN IN 1985, IT HAS WON 5 GOLD MEDALS AND 4 SILVER

MEDALS IN NINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,NEVER EVEN LOSING A PODIUM.

AUTHORS

Alessia

Alissa

Martina